Jorge Mário da Silva, known by his stage name Seu Jorge, is a Brazilian mus… Read Full Bio ↴Jorge Mário da Silva, known by his stage name Seu Jorge, is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter and actor. He is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba schools and soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Jorge is also known for his film roles as Mané Galinha in the 2002 film City of God and as Pelé dos Santos in the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His musical work has received praise from many of his fellow musicians including Beck and David Bowie.

Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed 2002 film City of God as Mané Galinha, directed by filmmakers Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, and then played Pelé dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics. Bowie later went on to say about his cover album, The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions, that "had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with".

In June 2006, he performed at Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tennessee and at the Festival Sudoeste TMN in Portugal. He has also performed in 2006 at the Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario and performed at the Harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario. Jorge's performances are known for their excitement as well as for getting the crowd moving. In January 2010 he performed with Thievery Corporation at the Austin City Limits.

His album 'América Brasil' had a limited Brazilian release in 2007 under his label Cafuné Gravadora, distributed in the UK by Proper Music Distribution. In May 2010, Now-Again Records announced that Jorge's new album, Seu Jorge & Almaz, a collaboration with drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from Nação Zumbi and bassist and composer Antonio Pinto would be released in North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand on July 27 and in Europe on September 14. The album has been described as "how powerful Brazilian soul music can be".

In 2011, he collaborated with Beck on the Mario C. remix of "Tropicália" for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album Red Hot+Rio 2.

In 2012, he collaborated with American fashion designer Rachel Roy on a line of sportswear, footwear, jewelry and handbags.

In 2015, he was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album category.

On September 8, he performed after lighting the cauldron in the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

According to a DNA test, Seu Jorge is 85.1% African, 12.9% European and 2% Amerindian. He belongs to haplogroup R1b, suggesting that his paternal lineage probably derives from Western Europe.

Bola De Meia
Seu Jorge Lyrics

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Tanto tempo pra pensar
Mas no meio da correria acho que não deu
Eu tentando concertar a nossa história
Mas sem a sua ajuda, não aconteceu

Acontece que se fosse esperta
E desse tempo ao tempo
Não seria assim

Sugando tudo o que tenho de forças
Eu ja não estou querendo mais você pra mim

Infelizmente é assim
Termina-se uma história
Que a gente mal começou
Se tomasse cuidado com meus sentimentos
Talvez meu coração ainda fosse seu

Esse final não me agradou
E o nosso entendimento
Não aconteceu
Eu que lutei um dia pra te ter ao meu lado
Agora eu te confesso
Quem não quer sou eu

Fui eu quem te dei
O primeiro beijo
O primeiro toque
A primeira canção
Se realmente quer ficar comigo
Não faz bola de meia com meu coração

Tanto tempo, tanto tempos

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Seu Jorge's song Bola De Meia tells the story of someone reflecting on a failed relationship that they tried desperately to salvage. The singer indicates that they gave a lot of thought to the situation, but in the midst of their busy life, they weren't able to give the relationship the time and attention it needed in order to fix things. They blame themselves for trying to fix the situation alone, without the input and help of their partner.

The song then takes a turn as the singer admits that if they had just been smarter and given things time, they wouldn't be in this predicament. They express frustration and exhaustion over the amount of energy they've expended trying to make things work, ultimately declaring that they no longer want the other person. In fact, they suggest that if the other person had been more careful with their feelings, the singer's heart would still belong to them.

The lyrics go on to express disappointment in the way things ended and in the fact that they were never able to truly understand one another. The singer then confesses that they were the one who made the first move in the relationship, and that they were responsible for all the tenderness and intimacy that existed between them. They finish by warning the other person not to treat their heart like a toy that can be played with and then discarded.

Line by Line Meaning

Tanto tempo pra pensar
I had so much time to reflect

Mas no meio da correria acho que não deu
But in the midst of my busy life, I didn't get the chance

Eu tentando concertar a nossa história
I tried to fix our story

Mas sem a sua ajuda, não aconteceu
But without your help, it didn't happen

Acontece que se fosse esperta
It turns out that if I were smart

E desse tempo ao tempo
And gave time its due

Não seria assim
Things wouldn't be like this

Sugando tudo o que tenho de forças
Draining all my strength

Eu ja não estou querendo mais você pra mim
I no longer want you for myself

Infelizmente é assim
Unfortunately, this is how it is

Termina-se uma história
A story ends